I’m looking for some guidance on if a string based pinsetter for a half scale bowling alley is feasible with Arduino. I’m pretty well versed with coding, but not so much with hardware/electronics. I have done some arduino projects for my salt water fish tank, so I’m not starting from scratch.
I’m thinking there would need to be a sensor for each of the 10 pins to determine which are still standing. Then, each would need a motor of some sort to pull up the strings and reset the placement. This is where I need help...what type of motor can pull a pin up and down, but also leave slack in the line so the pin can fall freely? How about the sensors? Would it be best to have a sensor built into the floor under the pin? Above?
ArduinoWI83:
I’m thinking there would need to be a sensor for each of the 10 pins to determine which are still standing.
Why? If all you want to do is to replace all the pins in a standing position?
My idea is to connect all the strings to a single pulley with the lengths arranged so that they all touch down at the same time. After they have been set down continue to unwind enough string so that each pin can fall independently. When you want to set the fallen pins back to standing just wind in the string until they are all just above the floor.
Because after the first throw of each frame, you would want to remove the fallen pins and leave the remaining pins standing. If you don’t do this, the fallen pins laying down would affect your second throw. Does this make sense?
ArduinoWI83:
Because after the first throw of each frame, you would want to remove the fallen pins and leave the remaining pins standing. If you don’t do this, the fallen pins laying down would affect your second throw. Does this make sense?
